The Heirloom Inn by Olivia Miles EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Olivia Miles
- Language: English
- Genre: Clean & Wholesome Romance
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LEAH
Leah Burke was doing a very poor job of forgetting the fact that she was on
the wrong side of thirty-five and that, for the third time in her life, she was
starting over again. The first time it had happened, she was a child with
little say in the matter. The second round, she ran far and fast. Now, so
many years later, when she’d thought she finally had her life settled, she
didn’t know what to do.
For lack of a better idea at the moment, she sat on the edge of her
younger daughter’s bed, watching as Annie tried to cram a third stuffed
animal into the already overpacked suitcase. Ten minutes earlier, when
twelve-year-old Chloe had made it clear that she didn’t require any help
preparing for their trip tomorrow, Annie had promptly followed suit,
leaving Leah with the weary knowledge that she’d be up late tonight,
replacing the impractical plastic princess shoes with the more functional
leather sandals and canvas sneakers, ensuring that her daughter had enough
bathing suits and shorts for the warm days and sweaters and hoodies for the
cool nights.
But she knew she’d still worry. It was in her nature. Perhaps it was
inevitable, destined by birth order and her place as the oldest sibling. Or
perhaps it was unavoidable, given that she’d lost her own mother when she
was only Chloe’s age.
Leah had very much still needed a mother back then. On days like
this, she still did. A mother to tell her that everything would be all right,
even when most of the time it didn’t feel that way. Someone who would
remind her that the girls weren’t going to be alone; they were going to be
with their father, who, while certainly the more relaxed parent, was
technically an adult. But more than anything, especially lately, what she
really needed was a hug.
With a frown, she realized she couldn’t even pinpoint the last time that
Ted had hugged her. They’d been separated for only four months, but the
distance had started long before that, creeping up so slowly that she hadn’t
even thought to worry. Not until it was too late.
Annie contemplated her suitcase and finally met Leah’s eyes. Leah
gave her a knowing smile.
“I can’t go away for a whole month without Bunny the bear!” Annie
protested before the argument had even started.
A whole month. As if Leah needed a reminder. Pretend that they’re
going to sleepaway camp—that’s what her best friend, Gina, told her every
time Leah brought up her ex-husband’s summer plans, which was often.
She hadn’t noticed the cracks in their marriage at first, but these last
few months, they were all she could think about anymore when the house
was quiet but her mind wouldn’t turn off. How she and Ted had drifted
apart. How maybe they’d never been all that compatible from the start.
How she’d rushed into a marriage that had only been another adventure for
Ted. How, in the end, he’d left her behind.
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